Protesting farmers have begun blocking key roads and toll plazas on Tuesday as part of their call for a Bharat bandh against the Centre's new agricultural laws. The Bharat Bandh kickstarted at 11 am and will continue till 3 pm. Several opposition parties, trade unions and students have backed Bharat bandh.
Members of a farmers' organisation have staged a 'rail roko' in Maharashtra's Buldhana district as part of the Bharat Bandh. Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) in Navi Mumbai, Nashik, Dhule, Pune and Solapur have also remained shut today.
Additionally, amid the Bharat bandh, Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been put under house arrest after he visited the Singhu border where the farmers' protest are taking place.
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11:30 am: Farmers' protests in pics
11:15 am: Auto, taxi unions also join strike
A section of auto and taxi unions have also joined the Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions protesting the newly passed farm laws. President of the Sarvodaya Driver Association, Kamaljeet Gill, has stated that they most of their members were a part of this strike.
11:00 am: AAP says Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest
"Important: BJP's Delhi Police has put Hon'ble CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest ever since he visited farmers at Singhu Border yesterday. No one has been permitted to leave or enter his residence," tweeted AAP's official handle.